GEOGRAPHY OF PAKISTAN MCQs for Ministry of Defence Tests What is the total area of Pakistan? (a) 796,096 sq km (b) 797,096 sq km (c) 798,094 sq km (d) 799,097 sq km answer: a Name the area which separates Pakistan from Central Asian States (2) Pamir knot (b) — Wakhan (c) Khyber Pass (d) None of these Answer: b The area Baluchistan makes up __per cent of Pakistan: (a) 43 () 50 (24 (34 Answer: a Land situated between two rivers is known: (a) Doab (b) — Khaddar () Desert (d) Bar Answer: a The climate of Pakistan is mostly referred as (a) Hot and dry (b) Hot and moist (c) Cold and dry (a) None of these Answer: a In which province of the Pakistan there is no desert? (a) KK (b) Baluchistan (Sindh (a) Punjab Answer: a ‘Which desert of Punjab is the continuation of the Thar Desert in Sindh and Rajasthan Desert in India? (a) Cholistan (b) Thal ()— Kharan (¢) None of these Answer: @ What is the total area of Punjab? (a) 128,122 sqkm (b) 210232 sq km () 205344.sqm {d) None of these Answer: € In which province of Pakistan, the desert of Thal lies? (2) Punjab (b) Sindh () KP (@) Baluchistan ‘answer? 9 Geographically Pakistan is located in: (a) South East Asia (b) South Asia (c) Central Asia (@) Middle East Answer: b What is the total area of Sindh? (a) 129,424 sqkm (b) 138,532 sq km (c) 142,532 sq km (@) 140,914 sqkm Answer: d ‘What is the total area of Baluchistan? (2) 347,190 sqkm {b) 329,190 sq km (c) 345,190.sq km (d) 355,190 sq km Answer: a Source: ILMI’s NTS Assistant Director Ministry of Defence Guide‘What is the total area of NWFP? (a) (b) (o) (a) Answer: 75,464 sq km 75968 sq km 74,521 sq km 74968 sq km ‘What is the total area of Islamabad? fa) (b) (9 @ Anowers 2 906 sq km 965 sq km 921 sqkm 995 sqkm ‘What is the total area of FATA? fa) 28572 sqkm (b) 27,220 sq km () 28325 sq km (d) 23925 sq km. Answer: b Pakistan lies between the latitudes (a) (0) ( (a) Answer: 3 24 Nto37 N 26 Nto36.N 25 Nto36.N None of these Pakistan lies between the longitudes: (a) (b) (C) (a) Answer: a 61 Eto75.5 E 64 Eto74.1 E 66 Eto 78.8 E 63 Eto73.8 E ‘The Border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is called (a) (b) ( (a) Answer: b 24th parallel line Durand line Sir Radcliffe line None of these ‘What is the total area of Azad Kashmir? (a) (b) (o (d) Answer: d 13,926 sq km 13,496 sq km 13,493 sq km 13,297 sq km ‘What is the total length of Pak-China boundary line? (a) 595 kilometers (b) () (d) Answer: a 675 kilometers 765 kilometers 805 kilometers What is the total length of Pak-Afghan boundary line? (a) 2450 kilometers (b) 2252 kilometers () 2350 kilometers (d) 2218 kilometers Answer: b The Durand Line is the border between: @) fan & Afghanistan (b) Pakistan & Iran (c) tran & Afghanistan (d) Russia & Pakistan Answer: a Which province is known as “Bab-ul-Islam? (a) ) ( (@) Answer: b Punjab ‘sindh Baluchistan kek Pakistan China border treaty was signed in which year? (a) {b) () (a) answered 1958 1959 1964 1963 Baltit Fort, a symbol of Traditional Architecture is located in (a) (b) () (d) Answer: d. Leh Kashmir Ladakh Hunza ‘What is the largest tribe of Bajaur Agency? {a) (b) () (a) Answers ¢ Tarkanai Mamund Uthman khel None of these ‘What is the total area of Islamabad? (a) (b) 606.50 km2 706.50 km2 Source: ILMI’s NTS Assistant Director Ministry of Defence Guide() (a) Answer: d 806.50 km2 906.50 km2 ‘What is the total length of Pak-lran boundary line? a) (b) () (a) Answer: d 595 kilometers 695 kilometers 795 kilometers 805 kilometers The Lal Suhanra National Park is located near Answer: d Presently, how many areas have been declared as National Parks in Pakistan by government? (@) 12 (b) 14 () 19 (@) 17 answer: b The Islamabad is located at the foothill of? () (0) to) (@) Answer: b Multan Bahawalpur Ahmadpur East D.G. Khan (2) Karakoram Hills (b)—Parnirs Hills ()__Kirthar Range (4) Margalla Hills answer: 4 Pakistan's plains are divided into (a) (b) () (a) Answer: a Two Three Four Five The upper Indus plain starts from (a) (0) C) @ Answer: a Kalabagh Sahiwal Jhang Multan The upper Indus plain ends at (a) (b) () (a) Answer: a Mithankot Multan Karachi Thatta The lower Indus plain starts from (2) (0) ( (a) ‘Answer: a Mithankot Multan Karachi Thatta Deltas plain of Pakistan starts from (a) (b) (o) (a) Source: Mithankot Multan Karachi Thatta Which port is the hub of Pakistan's entire economic activities as 98 per cent of the entire foreign trade is, ‘conducted through this port? (a) Gawader Port (0) Karachi Port () —BinQasim (d) None of these Answer: b Gorakh Hill Station of Kirthar Range is located in? fa) (b) C) (d) answer: Dadu Thatta Hyderabad ‘Nawab Shah What is the total length of Pak-India boundary line? (a) ro) ( (@) ‘Answer: a 1610 kilometers 1670 kilometers 1810 kilometers None of these What is the total length of coastline of Pakistan? (a) (b) ( (d) Answer: b 1020 km 1046 km 1095 km 1126 km Pakistan is connected through Silk Road wit (a) (b) () India China Afghanistan ILMI’s NTS Assistant Director Ministry of Defence Guide(a) Answer: b None of these Which is the largest desert of Pakistan? () (b) (od (a) Answer: b Thal Thar Cholistan, Naran ‘Which is located in north and north east of Pakistan? fa) (b) C) (a) Answer ¢ tran India China Afghanistan ‘Which is located in east of Pakistan? (a) (b) (C) (d) Answer: d Afghanistan China tran India Machiara National Park is Located in the fa) (b) (o) (a) Answer: d Balochistan Sindh KPK Azad Kashmir Which desert is often called the Friendly Desert’? fa) (b) () (a) Answer: a Thar Desert Thal Desert Kharan Desert None of these ‘The word Cholistan is derived from ‘Cholna’ which means fa) (b) {o) (d) Answer: 2 Moving sand Storm Poison Where the Cunningham Clock-tower is situated? (a) (b) (©) (a) Source: Kohistan Peshawar Hangu Mansehra Answer: b The Kharan Desert, also known locally as the "Sandy Desert", is located in northwest of (2) Balochistan (b) Punjab () PK (d) Sindh ‘Answer: a 4,624 million hector area of Pakistan is covered by forests which is the ___of the total land area? (2) 4.8% (b) 5.2% ( 45% (a) 4.7% Answer: b Juniper Forests: the second largest Juniper forests in the world (after California, USA), some as old as 5000- 7000 years are located (2) Ziarat (b) Nawab Shah (2) Chhanga Manga (d) Sibi Answer: a Where are the largest man made forests of Pakistan located? (2) Ziarat (b) Nawab Shah () Chhanga Manga (@) Sibi Answer: Which is located in South of Pakistan? (a) Indian Ocean (b) India (©) China (d) Russia Answer: a Which is the hottest place in Pakistan? () Sibi () —_Kashmor (c) _ Jacobabad (4) Mianwali Answer: Which is the smallest Tribal Agency of FATA in term of area? ILMI’s NTS Assistant Director Ministry of Defence Guide(a) Khyber ()__ South Waziristan (b) Bajaur (@) — Mohmand (c) South Waziristan Answer: (@) — Mohmand Answer: b Which is the largest Tribal Agency of FATA in term of Population? Which is the largest Tribal Agency of FATA in term of (2) Khyber area? (b) Bajaur (2) Khyber ()_— South Waziristan (b) Bajaur (4) Mohmand (c) South Waziristan Answer: b (¢) — Mohmand Answer: Which of following places is the rainiest of Pakistan? fa) Murree Which is the smallest Tribal Agency of FATA in term of (b) Rawalpindi Population? (2) Karachi (a) Khyber (a) Quetta Answer: a (b) Recommended Books for Sure Success Bajaur _MINISTRY OF as) ASSISTANT DIRECTOR MINISTRY OF DEFENCE RECRUITMENT GUIDE RECRUITMENT GUIDE Munit Hussain Sival © Source: ILMI’s NTS Assistant Director Ministry of Defence Guide